Skandapurana 5.154.198_5

5.154.198_5

pūjayā hi praṇaśyeta pāpaṃ varṣasamudbhavam..
nāśaṃ yāti na saṃdehastamaḥ sūryodaye yathā .. 23 ..

Through worship, sin born of a year is destroyed;
it goes to destruction, there is no doubt, just as darkness does at sunrise.